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The Wabar Craters were discovered in 1932 in the Arabian Desert in Saudi Arabia. The largest crater has a diameter of 100 m, a depth of 12 m, partially filled with sand, and it is thought to be the main crater where the impact occurred with ejecta expelled from the surface. A crater located 1 km northwest is about half the size of the main crater, and it is thought that they are two partially overlapping craters. Two others in the area are completely filled with sand. Fused silica glass and tiny globules of nickel-iron have been found near the main crater.

The glass has the characteristic black crust with inside white fused crystalline glass at extremely high temperatures.

The material is guaranteed

I am an IMCA member #2581 and GMA #G0025

I Crateri Wabar, sono stati scoperti nel 1932 nel deserto di in Arabia Saudita. Il cratere più grande ha un diametro di 100 m, una profondità di 12 m, parzialmente riempito di sabbia e si pensa che sia il cratere principale dove è avvenuto l’impatto con l'espulsione di materiale dalla superficie del terreno. Un cratere situato a 1 km a nord-ovest è circa la metà delle dimensioni del cratere principale e si pensa che siano due crateri parzialmente sovrapposti. Altri due nella zona sono completamente riempiti di sabbia. Vetro siliceo fuso e minuscoli globuli di nichel-ferro sono stati trovati vicino al cratere principale.

Il vetro ha la caratteristica crosta nera con all’interno vetro bianco fuso cristallizzato ad altissime temperature.

Il materiale è garantito

Sono Socio IMCA #2581 e GMA #G0025


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WABAR glass Impattite - Height: 19 cm - Width: 4 cm - 114 g - (1)

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Vetro di WABAR meteorite, an impact (impattite) meteorite from Wabar in Saudi Arabia, weighing 114 g and measuring 19 cm high, 4 cm wide, and 7 cm deep.

WABAR glass Impattite - Height: 19 cm - Width: 4 cm - 114 g - (1)

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Vetro di WABAR meteorite, an impact (impattite) meteorite from Wabar in Saudi Arabia, weighing 114 g and measuring 19 cm high, 4 cm wide, and 7 cm deep.

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